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Presepsin: A potential biomarker of PJI? A comparative analysis with known and new infection biomarkers
18 Dec 2017
Abstract excerpt
There is still no "gold standard" for the diagnosis and prognosis of post-operative periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Among serum biomarkers, an emerging molecule is presepsin, the soluble fraction of CD14, recently described in other settings as a powerful diagnostic tool to detect sepsis at different degrees of severity. The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic and prognostic value of...
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